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It's on FaceBook now. Did 1969 cars have the rectangular taillights? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H9JToGEGF/

Not an entire car, but still interesting. Lotus twincam engine on BaT. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/engine-192/

Oh no! I have that exact catch can unused, for sale. If you can take that out of the order it would save you the tariff and then some…

After 20 years of being on call 24x7x365 for outages that tended to occur in the wee hours, I can relate.

I may have one. Shipping from PA may be a bit of a downer though... ...I'll PM you some pics if that's okay.

I find it -- ironic? hilarious? ah, that's it, hilariously ironic -- that they put camouflage wrap on the car.

(Adding to the pedantic wave) "right-hand drive" in my experience refers to which side of the vehicle contains a steering wheel. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/right-hand_drive At this point I would love for someone to answer a simple question: is this kit usable in the United States?

Same part number for each -- that could explain a lot!

I had the same experience a year ago at a Mercedes Benz dealership. I needed a breaker bar and a 3-foot piece of pipe to loosen the lug bolts.

I believe these came with the car originally. It wears Panasports now. Tires have been removed so at this point it is a stack of nekkid wheels.

I'd like to hear more about the trailer. I sent you a direct message.

I believe that's the latest slimmed-down version of the flux capacitor.

That's an interesting set of data. Do you have a scanner? It could be digitized and added to the information kept on this site.

The shipper is trying to tell me that the HS codes have changed. I'm thinking that is unlikely but maybe someone here knows? In the meantime I have watched my package arrive but was unable to keep it without paying the fees. Sigh.

Reply to my own post. I spoke with a human associated with UPS, after waiting only an hour on hold. He told me that the item was categorized with HS code 9903.85.68, which according to him describes the part as being made of aluminum and therefore subject to a tariff of 200% of its value. It's not aluminum, it's plastic, so I have begun the dispute process -- again, to yet another different email address. Then I looked up the HS Code. Beware Russian aluminum... Derivative aluminum articles that are products of Russia, or where any amount of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the derivative articles is smelted in Russia, or where the derivative aluminum articles are cast in Russia, when such derivative articles are provided for in the headings or subheadings enumerated in note 19(a)(iii) to this subchapter, or notes 19(i), 19(j) or 19(k) to this subchapter, as applicable per the date of entry for consumption or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, except any exclusions that may be determined and announced by the Department of Commerce

I am in the midst of transit of another package from the UK. This one was purchased from a business and is coming in via UPS. The item cost 582.50 GBP, about $933 at the time of purchase. Last week I received an email from UPS telling me that the item has incurred "import fees" to the tune of $1725.60 (!!!) of which a whopping $33.60 is brokerage fee. They will not deliver the package unless the fees are paid. I can pay online, or in some cases the delivery person can accept payments, but that incurs yet another fee. Needless to say I have requested an adjustment. I sent along a copy of the invoice so hopefully sanity will prevail. I'll update the thread as matters move forward.

I assume most folks here know that it is not a "63 Lotus" but I thought it worth mentioning.

The TR4 had a tractor engine, so it made sense.

I sense that a starting crank handle is about to sprout out of the front of your car.

Wake up @Croc ! There's another Caterham on BaT. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-caterham-super-seven-4/ 1998 Caterham Super Seven HPC 2.0L

The core charge was $33. For that amount I decided to keep the old one.

I could have used that setup on the SU fuel pump on our MGBGT. I once ruined a white dress shirt reaching under there to whack it with the knockoff hammer, after it quit on our way to a wedding.

What shipper(s)? There seems to be variations on tariff application based on that variable.

On the topic of the more ancient Se7ens I recently had the Lucas generator die on my Lotus Elan. I didn't want to go through the work to switch to an alternator at the present time, so I looked for a replacement generator. And I found one in an unlikely place -- NAPA! Just an FYI.

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